In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Welsh voice actor Phil Rowe joins Sam and Mark to talk about the changing face of audio guides, powerful natural accents, and how to cope with difficult placenames in a script. Our wildcards include dialling the Welsh up to the max, and a superb vintage style never heard before!

Our VO question this week is all about what kind of mics you have, and how many!

We’d love you to suggest a wildcard style or genre for a future episode - either DM Mark or Sam on our socials or send it to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk

Script 1

“This is a truly splendid abbey, is it not? I have travelled all over the kingdom, and visited many abbeys. But rarely have I seen one as fine as this.

My ancestor, Edward III, transformed this. He made it into a beautiful resting place for his father, Edward II, who is buried here.

They began their work right here. They remodelled the South Transept first, as a kind of experiment before they tackled the rest of the East End.

All this magnificence was a grand stage for Edward II’s tomb. But I’ll tell you more about the tomb when we get there…”

Script 2

This isn't just any vodka. The Eastern Delights vodka is a symbol of Pan-Asian craftsmanship, where each ingredient is meticulously chosen from the finest offerings across the continent.

In a blend that pays homage to the East, the Eastern Delights Vodka is triple blended with distillates of exotic longan honey from Taiwan, robust barley from the towering Tibetan highlands, and an extraordinary mixture of different potatoes. To perfect the blend, it's proofed with the ultra-soft water that flows from the picturesque Sakurajima Peninsula in Kagoshima, Japan.

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About our guest:

One way or another, Phil has been using his voice professionally since childhood, usually singing, until illness forced him to hang up his gigging boots in 2017.

Eager to somehow continue using his voice as an expressive tool, Phil was drawn to voiceover and grew a new career from his own studio. Since then Phil has served hundreds of happy clients all over the globe, in English and in Welsh, with voiceovers to lend their projects gravitas, depth and emotion.

While his voice has covered many aspects of the industry, Phil especially enjoys scripts that call for a little drama and allow him to explore the full range of his versatility.

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